Habitat Project

Project Area 18 Hartsock Spring Brook Enhancement

The Hartsock Spring Brook, located on WDFW property at the base of Hartsock Grade, is a unique wetland spring that had been overtaken by reed canary grass, resulting in fish migration challenges and a loss of available spawning habitat.

The Hartsock Spring Brook, located on WDFW property at the base of Hartsock Grade, is a unique wetland spring that had been overtaken by reed canary grass, resulting in fish migration challenges and a loss of available spawning habitat. Hartsock Spring Brook is a known spawning tributary for ESA-listed summer steelhead and it provides valuable rearing habitat for ESA-listed juvenile salmonids within the Tucannon Basin. Therefore, reconnecting Hartsock Spring Brook to the main channel of the Tucannon River was deemed a high priority. The Hartsock Spring Brook enhancement project was designed to benefit all life history stages of salmonids in the spring brook.

Project Lead: CTUIR

Project Collaborators: Bonneville Power Administration, CTUIR, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife

First Foods this project targets

Water
Salmon
Deer
Roots
Berries

River Vision Touchstones this project targets

Hydrology
Geomorphology
Connectivity
Aquatic Biota
Riparian Vegetation


Project Funders

Funder Funding Amount
CTUIR$25,000
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife$15,000


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Post-treatment channel conditionsReed canary grass was removed and more sinuous channel was excavated. Black tarps were laid along the streambanks too suppress weed regeneration.